Rye/Sorrento, VIC Options

[Guest_JR_*]

Going to Rye this weekend, anyone having luck from there to Sorrento off a boat. Will be going out if I can get the boat started.

[aok47]

Hi,

I have only fished sorrento pier once in uncomfortable conditions. I was using a small blue coloured jig and had a calamari follow it to the pier but refused to take it. I changed to the same size but green jig and got him first cast

AK

[Guest_SANDY_D_*]

Hi There,

My best results at Sorrento was casting out to the ferry Pylons and retriving the lure once the jig got to the bottom. My best result was with Blue/Green lures at high tide.

[GreekLunatic]

i did i went to rye pier and caught nine good size but i missed a real big one as no 10 so it was a good day last sat

[bazza]

next monday weather permitting im going to see if i can catch my first squid i will prob launch out of sorrento so some advice where to go and what to use would be much appreciated

[Mr_Willy]

Dont know that area, so i cant tell you where to go.....
As for what to use - if you have a look through the site, i think you'll find all the information you'll need.
Id start with a squid jag!!

[Guest_Guest_*]

yup this monday im going so gimme pls all ya hot spots and ill have a calamari bbq feast at my place

[glen]

stick to the weedbeds and i am sure you will have a feast!

[mazz]

Down at the Blairgowrie Yaght Club, Monday31st Oct/Tuesday 1st Nov just after low tide in evening both days. No luck. Saw some small squid caught. Were cought using medium size pink lures. Going down tonight 4th Nov will let you know how I go.

[chino]

Im heading down tonight too...


Hope we get swamped by them lol

[glen]

if you don't catch any squid down there then you can try floundering in the same area....its a pretty fishy area

best of luck, glen

[aoushman]

Hi everyone

Took the day off last Thursday and fished off the Blairgowrie Yacht Club pier. Fished 6.45am-9.00am for 2 calamari (15-20cm hood) on pink 2.5 jig. Fished later in the arvo at Rye for 1 calamari 20cm hood on same jig. Went back to Blairgowrie at 5.00pm til 7.30pm and did not get any. There were about 20 others and only 3 were taken. Don't know if the full moon had anything to do with it but conditions were excellent.

Cheers

Aoushman

[poodge]

well.
just wanted to say g'day!
its been a while! to be honest, i forgot my password and just today found a bit of paper that had it on lol! much has happened since my last post which was god knows when..
i shall reveal all in another post but just looking for a bit of local knowledge/experience as i will be camping on rye frontbeach for the majority of next week.
i will be taking the kayak, rod, spear, tacklebox, etc.
im also looking into purchasing some floundering gear but am not sure how it all works.
ie. with the like connected to the battery, where does the battery sit?
anyway, i just wanted to know what i can hope for. i hope the weather warms up though because if its like it is now then it wont be very fun!
well it would be fantastic if someone could reply before sunday but if not, no dramas.

thanks in advance,
pj

This post has been edited by poodge: Mar 30 2007, 10:34 PM

[glen]

hi poodge, welcome back!

floundering around rye should be good!

the car battery usually sits in a float that you drag behind you. i was using a wash tub jammed in a car tyre as my float.

jazman was using a frame of connected PVC tubes that was a lot stronger and a much better option if you have the time to construct it.

good luck! glen

[poodge]

aaah ok thanks glen! the washtub sounds like a good idea!
is it tied to you or do you tow it? and approx. how big is it?

pj

[glen]

i used a rope that i tied around my waste. and so it gets towed along behind me. also you put your fish in here too!

it is a full size car tyre tube. from a large car like a commodore etc. and the wash tub in the middle is about 45 cm in diameter i guess. you need to get a tyre and a wash tub that are compatible!

[poodge]

aah ok, i see now.
lol i spose ill have to have a look around at the next hard rubbish collection!
does it get wet in there at all?
pj

[glen]

the water can splash in a little bit if its choppy. its not an ideal setup. i seem to keep getting a flat tyre!

[glen]

PORT PHILLIP
Plenty of good reports later in the week of quality squid being taken all the way down the Peninsula. Mornington, Rye and Sorrento have been hot spots with 3-5m the best depth.

PAUL WORSTELINGS
. TACKLEWORLD CRANBOURNE
. SHIMANOWOLRD BERWICK
FISHING REPORT 12.06.07

[glen]

SORRENTO / PORTSEA:

Staff member Daniel Matlin headed out for a fish last weekend. Using the plum coloured Hyabusa squid jig he managed 8 calamari to 1kg. He then trolled around Portsea for salmon to 1.3kg which took an Owner Cultiva Savoy Shad lure in 12m of water.

PAUL WORSTELING’S CRANBOUNRE TACKLE WORLD AND SHIMANO WORLD’S WEEKLY FISHING REPORT 29-06-07